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even though i am from california. believe it or not. and this poor guy has to come on and basically beg for the right to be happy and for his rights. we all have the same rights, i thought, this country. i do not understand this whole thing when people just deny other people their human rights. the pursuit of happiness and to be with the one the law. -- the one they love. if he marries somebody, how will it affect our hurt me? i did not understand. it frustrates me the beer spending tons of money on this -- that we are spending tons of money on this for basic human rights. guest: as a proud californian, i call.im for hhank him for his i should make clear as well that gay and lesbian couples of being married in no way shape or form affects the marriages of our straight brothers and sisters. the marriage of a street couple until no way shape or form will be impacted by the marriage of love and gay and lesbian couples that want to get married. does nothing more than strengthen our democracy and allow us to protect and care for our families
even though i am from california. believe it or not. and this poor guy has to come on and basically beg for the right to be happy and for his rights. we all have the same rights, i thought, this country. i do not understand this whole thing when people just deny other people their human rights. the pursuit of happiness and to be with the one the law. -- the one they love. if he marries somebody, how will it affect our hurt me? i did not understand. it frustrates me the beer spending tons of...
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you look at the most wealthy california, massachusetts, maryland. they are the most democratic states. they are the ones that claim help their constituents. they vote republican. why is that? is not because they are wealthy. it is because they have a value system. they do not want government solving their problems. host: thanks for the call. josh, would you like to respond? guest: there are people in his community that may not be paying income taxes right now. the 47% that mitt romney spoke up and that the caller was referring to. it is wrong to cast seniors and veterans aside and suggest they are not paying their fair share. they pay their fair share entity to pay their fair share in other ways. i absolutely and completely reject the claim that mitt romney put forth. it shows how out of touch he is with what is going on in this country an average pennsylvanians. i brought up with terry madonna. pennsylvania is divided in the years, there has been a pattern two terms followed by a democratic governor followed by a republican governor. why is the sta
you look at the most wealthy california, massachusetts, maryland. they are the most democratic states. they are the ones that claim help their constituents. they vote republican. why is that? is not because they are wealthy. it is because they have a value system. they do not want government solving their problems. host: thanks for the call. josh, would you like to respond? guest: there are people in his community that may not be paying income taxes right now. the 47% that mitt romney spoke up...
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host: let's go to two points from our viewer in california, as long as parents believe that it is entirely the public education system that is responsible not only for teaching their kids but feeding them and providing them with the basic foundation of life that used to be the parent's responsibility, schools will fail, lack of parental responsibility has and is causing the problem with education that we have now. guest: let's turn it into the positive light, not too far from simi valley, i was going to parents night in orange county, it was immigrants from southeast asia, cambodian, vietnamese and others, to address this parents group, they called me up and they said two weeks hence, there's a math test, so none of the parents will be at your assembly, they'll be at home working with their kids on the math test. there you go. cancel the secretary of education, we don't want to hear him, our kids have a math test. that's the point of the text or the e-mail. not every teacher is a parent but every parent is a teacher, the child's most important and virtually indispensable teacher. host: ano
host: let's go to two points from our viewer in california, as long as parents believe that it is entirely the public education system that is responsible not only for teaching their kids but feeding them and providing them with the basic foundation of life that used to be the parent's responsibility, schools will fail, lack of parental responsibility has and is causing the problem with education that we have now. guest: let's turn it into the positive light, not too far from simi valley, i was...
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tonight is the latest chapter in a story that began a quarter of a century ago, when the people of california entrusted me with the stewardship of their dreams. my fellow citizens, those of you here in this hall and those of you at home, i want you to know that i have always had the highest respect for you, for your common sense and intelligence and for your decency. i have always believed in you and in what you could accomplish for yourselves and for others. and whatever else history may say about me when i'm gone, i hope it will record that i appealed to your best hopes, not your worst fears, to your confidence rather than your doubts. my dream is that you will travel the road ahead with liberty's lamp guiding your steps and opportunity's arm steadying your way. my fondest hope for each one of you and especially for the young people here is that you will --[applause] >>> reagan! >> yes. milo is that you will -- my hope is that you will love your country, not for her power or wealth, but for her selflessness and her idealism. may each of you have the heart to conceive, the understanding to d
tonight is the latest chapter in a story that began a quarter of a century ago, when the people of california entrusted me with the stewardship of their dreams. my fellow citizens, those of you here in this hall and those of you at home, i want you to know that i have always had the highest respect for you, for your common sense and intelligence and for your decency. i have always believed in you and in what you could accomplish for yourselves and for others. and whatever else history may say...
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and we are asked about it, our response is, well, this bozo in california should not have made the movie. that is insufficient for the world's greatest superpower. the response was insufficient and week. i disagree with the caller. host: the "new york post" -- they say -- have the quote, it is a terrible course for them. next to that, president obama -- governor romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim . guest: you expect the president to shoot back at mid romney, but i think that romney has exposed a real weakness. we are under an illusion that the way we accept them as the new savior, everybody expects that -- these radical people who hate us, hate everything we stand for, they would somehow turn their swords into plowshares. they have not done that, and that is clear. we ask our ambassadors -- closing down consulates in sudan tunisian. this is not a good sign. this is not a great beginning. not a signal. host: john has this point -- what positive contribution did you make as secretary of education? guest: people tell me, and i did this even from some democrats, that we r
and we are asked about it, our response is, well, this bozo in california should not have made the movie. that is insufficient for the world's greatest superpower. the response was insufficient and week. i disagree with the caller. host: the "new york post" -- they say -- have the quote, it is a terrible course for them. next to that, president obama -- governor romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim . guest: you expect the president to shoot back at mid romney, but i...
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, -- from california, who happens to be his wife. [applause] and then, let's see. i have my youngest son. this is crag. -- craig. he is number 5, number 5, and this is his son. parker. parker? he has a place in my heart, he does. we have 16 grandchildren, and they are a great source of joy in my life. one other person i have not introduced, when i was in elementary school, i was in the fourth grade, and there was a girl in second grade. i knew we pass each other in the hall, but i do not remember seeing her, but when she was almost 16, i noticed in a big way, and now she is my girlfriend and my wife. ann romney. sweetheart? [cheers and applause] >> i do not know, can you fit any more people in this room? [laughter] it is kind of pact in year. -- packed in here. it is a wonderful for such a warm reception. we are really determined to do you proud, and we want to make that you are embarrassed by and just make sure that we -- you know, i have been married to him for 42 years, and i have to say it was not easy raising boys. this one here
, -- from california, who happens to be his wife. [applause] and then, let's see. i have my youngest son. this is crag. -- craig. he is number 5, number 5, and this is his son. parker. parker? he has a place in my heart, he does. we have 16 grandchildren, and they are a great source of joy in my life. one other person i have not introduced, when i was in elementary school, i was in the fourth grade, and there was a girl in second grade. i knew we pass each other in the hall, but i do not...
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host: vita, independent caller, california. caller: what drives me crazy is we have people on tv like that gentleman just justifying everything mitt romney says or everything that happens in the media against president obama without having the true facts. when you listen to c-span or watch the index, it was so disrespectful and discussed in to watch grown men who are supposed to be addressing the country who do not know how each government function operates. we have embassies across the world and that you can hold one person accountable in the government for everything that happens. that is not democracy. for you to justify mitt romney's flip flops and how he will be a president and what he will stand for, to justify everything about calling him on it is wrong. you are a journalist. you are in the media. you are putting out information to the people. you should be held accountable for your actions, for what you say and do. host: tell us about your column and respond to the comments. guest: the name of my column is "the nuclear
host: vita, independent caller, california. caller: what drives me crazy is we have people on tv like that gentleman just justifying everything mitt romney says or everything that happens in the media against president obama without having the true facts. when you listen to c-span or watch the index, it was so disrespectful and discussed in to watch grown men who are supposed to be addressing the country who do not know how each government function operates. we have embassies across the world...
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joining us from the floor is a familiar face to c-span viewers -- congressman david drier, republican of california, you have a different role at this convention. what is the job of the parliamentarian? >> let me say first that it is great to feel like a kid. dan's first convention was 1968. mine was 1976. i feel like a mere child next to him. that makes me feel better. >> dann might want to respond to that. >> no response to that. just the facts, ma'am. exactly true. >> since you were talking about mitt romney's father, that with the year he ran for president, 1960. -- 1968. my job is an important one here. it is to make sure that every member of the c-span -- yeah, exactly -- every member of the c-span viewing audience understands by the end of this week that if they want to get the economy growing, focus on reducing the size, scope, and reach of government, they have to vote for mitt romney as president of the united states. what we are doing now, obviously this is a challenging time because of the uncertainty of hurricane isaac. we are very concerned about the prospects of that. we are focused
joining us from the floor is a familiar face to c-span viewers -- congressman david drier, republican of california, you have a different role at this convention. what is the job of the parliamentarian? >> let me say first that it is great to feel like a kid. dan's first convention was 1968. mine was 1976. i feel like a mere child next to him. that makes me feel better. >> dann might want to respond to that. >> no response to that. just the facts, ma'am. exactly true. >>...
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had a democratic president, bill clinton, but i went out to the american people and made the case of california was not to just save money, but to break this cycle of dependency. to create hope and opportunity. to believe in the dignity of every human person. [applause] even though president clinton .etoed it twice, we do not need someone to manage washington. we need someone to motivate the american people to go to washington and change washington. we need to do what all these in talk -- with all these entitlement programs what we did with welfare. even though we are in the fourth year of recession, we cut the welfare by more than half and people went to work. they did not stay and in the bread lines. it went to work. they change the attitudes and their families. we did this same thing, put time limits on food stamps, but work apartment on medicaid. dependency is not a way of life. we believe in you to take care of yourself and your family. [applause] of course, we will never turn this country around -unless we understand what built this country in the first place. if you look at the founding
had a democratic president, bill clinton, but i went out to the american people and made the case of california was not to just save money, but to break this cycle of dependency. to create hope and opportunity. to believe in the dignity of every human person. [applause] even though president clinton .etoed it twice, we do not need someone to manage washington. we need someone to motivate the american people to go to washington and change washington. we need to do what all these in talk -- with...
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[applause] >> i come from the great state of california. i rise today in support of this president and applaud him for his leadership in humanitarian crisis in particular. i worked for the president when i worked in the white house during the haiti devastating earthquake. i had the honor and pleasure of watching this president lead the international effort in making sure that haiti got what they needed in order to move forward. today there are still 2 million people who are homeless, 200,000 people lost their lives. that year he committed $3.1 billion. it was an honor to watch our president lead this effort. i applaud the drafting committee for making sure this was included. as we say in haiti, "with the unity there is strength." i applaud all of you for that. [applause] >> thank you very much. there are many reasons to support what you said beyond humanitarian and all the important things out there. there is also the business of we have many people in america that are haitian-american. that was a very personal master when that earthquake o
[applause] >> i come from the great state of california. i rise today in support of this president and applaud him for his leadership in humanitarian crisis in particular. i worked for the president when i worked in the white house during the haiti devastating earthquake. i had the honor and pleasure of watching this president lead the international effort in making sure that haiti got what they needed in order to move forward. today there are still 2 million people who are homeless,...
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i will give you examples, the monterey formation in california may contained 80 billion barrels. at least part with something that washington does not want to deal with. at least -- the idea peak energy is a stupid idea. it does not exist. it is a technologically limited model. it has been the basis of american energy policy for 40 years, and it is wrong. the president will never learned this. one reason is ideological. he appointed as the secretary of anti-energy dr. chu, and he had said before he was appointed -- he is an academic physicist -- his commitment was that the united states should pay the same price of gasoline as europeans. that is $9 or $10 a gallon. dr. chu was asked what the right price -- was he willing to lower the price of gasoline? he said no. he explained about some breakthrough in battery research which i suspect in 15 to 20 years' time will be useful. most of us to not have 20 years to fill up our cars. i believe -- i believe the lesson of where we are is that we should abolish the department of energy as a grotesque failure. i want to start with the promi
i will give you examples, the monterey formation in california may contained 80 billion barrels. at least part with something that washington does not want to deal with. at least -- the idea peak energy is a stupid idea. it does not exist. it is a technologically limited model. it has been the basis of american energy policy for 40 years, and it is wrong. the president will never learned this. one reason is ideological. he appointed as the secretary of anti-energy dr. chu, and he had said...
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. >> california weaken normally ignore. there really only been one or two states that have a chance of one-party taking over the other, but with this did it -- citizen legislative redistricting commission, the congressional map has been turned on its head. we're watching almost a dozen races in california. democrats need to almost weep all of the competitive races that we have in california in order to get even close to the 25. >> moving back east. first, maryland. roscoe bartlett. victim of a a democratic redistricting. because all it down into what recounted. he faces an john delaney, a businessman who was somewhat of a surprise winner over the state budgets and. -- state legislature. roscoe has an environmental street to him that does not make him a typical republican, but facing a very different marker county electorate. i think they will be tough to keep republicans in the majority. to go massachusetts, the congressman getting a lot of attention with allegations of gambling and offshore monday that in losses may have m
. >> california weaken normally ignore. there really only been one or two states that have a chance of one-party taking over the other, but with this did it -- citizen legislative redistricting commission, the congressional map has been turned on its head. we're watching almost a dozen races in california. democrats need to almost weep all of the competitive races that we have in california in order to get even close to the 25. >> moving back east. first, maryland. roscoe bartlett....
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when i use that term, i want to be clear -- being from the west, say, hollywood, california, does not qualify you as a westerner. here is what we are. [applause] we are at natural resources. we are an energy state. we are the energy state. wyoming produces more thermal units of exports than any other state in the union. 10.76 quadrillion btu's per year./ we are proud the number one in coal production. we're number one in uranium reserves. we're no. 8 in oil. we're number one in the production of helium. we recognize the value of using these natural resources, not just for our state, but what they mean to our country. as we used to think about talking about energy independence for this country, it often was branded as political rhetoric. but with the right president, the right president weekend make that a reality. we have the resources to do it. [applause] being from an energy state, people often ask about the environment. we are proud of our environment in wyoming. we are good stewards of the land. we need to be, because the second-largest industry is tourism. we have a starkly done
when i use that term, i want to be clear -- being from the west, say, hollywood, california, does not qualify you as a westerner. here is what we are. [applause] we are at natural resources. we are an energy state. we are the energy state. wyoming produces more thermal units of exports than any other state in the union. 10.76 quadrillion btu's per year./ we are proud the number one in coal production. we're number one in uranium reserves. we're no. 8 in oil. we're number one in the production...
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i think the following monday we start in california. we are going to be all over the place. we intend to compete in every single state in the country. you can count on us being competitive in every single state. >> nancy pelosi said she stands behind obama. with their fellow catholics. >> meaning the archbishop, the hierarchy, every bishop, every priest, those are her fellow catholics? you might ask the archbishop how he thinks the term fellow catholic applies to him. let me go back for a second. the obama administration has declared war on religious freedom in this country. people need to understand that. this is a decision so totally outrageous and an elite -- radical secular ideology that the hierarchy will oppose it. it has nothing to do with the details. it has to do with whether the government can tell a religious institution you must give up your religious beliefs. that is what obamacare has come to mean. the right of a politician and bureaucrat to tell you you may no longer worship the way you want unless you pay a penalty for doing so. i think the average american w
i think the following monday we start in california. we are going to be all over the place. we intend to compete in every single state in the country. you can count on us being competitive in every single state. >> nancy pelosi said she stands behind obama. with their fellow catholics. >> meaning the archbishop, the hierarchy, every bishop, every priest, those are her fellow catholics? you might ask the archbishop how he thinks the term fellow catholic applies to him. let me go back...
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if -- i always say this, if campaigns were won on paper meg whitman would be governor of california, john kerry would have beat bush and mitt romney would be far ahead of barack obama at the moment. so the point being is that campaigns do matter. absolutely the context in which a landscape on which they are fought is very important, but what happens day to day, week to week, and excuse me, particularly month to month really does matter. host: these are the ten issues you won't hear about this fall, and this is surprising. number one is immigration, number two is health care, number three is education, number four is debt reduction, number five is energy, number six and seven are foreign policy, you list that twice. campaign finance -- >> guest: they asked me as i was coming in if that was a typo. host: campaign finance, gun control and terrorism. i want to ask you about gun control in a moment. these seem to be all of the big domestic and foreign policy issues we are going to be dealing with. guest: they're absolutely the foreign policy and domestic issues we will be dealing with in
if -- i always say this, if campaigns were won on paper meg whitman would be governor of california, john kerry would have beat bush and mitt romney would be far ahead of barack obama at the moment. so the point being is that campaigns do matter. absolutely the context in which a landscape on which they are fought is very important, but what happens day to day, week to week, and excuse me, particularly month to month really does matter. host: these are the ten issues you won't hear about this...
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host: joe from california. caller: i have one concern. if we are trying to get government out of business, why it is it that we have an individual running, like romney and all he is running on his business? it does not make a lot of sense when everybody else is try to get the government out of business? host: mr. connolly. guest: i am not sure i understand the question. he has been very successful become a wealthy businessman on his own is highly regarded in business circles. i am not sure what this gentleman is talking about in reference to governor romney wanting to put more government in. i sure do not see that. host: the next call is willmington, vermont. caller: good morning. i am one of those independent liberals that conservatives do not like to much. i vote for barack obama. i had tears in my eyes of the night he was elected. and now had tears in my eyes because he followed bush's war policies. he kept guantanamo open. i am looking for someone like ron paul who will back off from these asian wars, these middle east wars, will stop
host: joe from california. caller: i have one concern. if we are trying to get government out of business, why it is it that we have an individual running, like romney and all he is running on his business? it does not make a lot of sense when everybody else is try to get the government out of business? host: mr. connolly. guest: i am not sure i understand the question. he has been very successful become a wealthy businessman on his own is highly regarded in business circles. i am not sure what...
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armstrong holds a masters of aerospace engineering from the university of southern california, as well as numerous honorary doctorates. mr. armstrong has flown 200 models of airport, he served in korea and research pilot for the advisory committee for aeronautics, naza's pred saidor, he was on the x15 that hangs outside this theater. but he is our final speaker this evening because mr. armstrong became a nasa astronaut in 1962, commanding gemeni eight and as we all know, apollo 11. he is a college professor who has taught aerospace engineering, an expert who helped run the rogers commission, a businessman who's served on numerous boards and for 40 years, a careful steward of the responsibility of being the first man on the moon. it is an honor to introduce mr. neil armstrong. >> plen applause] >> thank you so much. oh, you're nice. thank you. >> [applause] >> thank you very much. our reason for gathering here tonight is to remember the apollo program and in particular the 40th anniversary year, achievements in the year of 1969, and because i wanted to talk about things other than what
armstrong holds a masters of aerospace engineering from the university of southern california, as well as numerous honorary doctorates. mr. armstrong has flown 200 models of airport, he served in korea and research pilot for the advisory committee for aeronautics, naza's pred saidor, he was on the x15 that hangs outside this theater. but he is our final speaker this evening because mr. armstrong became a nasa astronaut in 1962, commanding gemeni eight and as we all know, apollo 11. he is a...